Executive Leadership as a Service

Virtual Chief Data & AI Officer
(vCDO Advisory)

Bridge the executive leadership gap with fractional CDO advisory by Tri Truong. Formulate strategic data visions, align technical investments with business revenue, and build high-performance data cultures without full-time overhead.

Executive Fit

Who Benefits Most from a Virtual CDO?

Audience 01

CEO & Business Leaders

Need clarity on whether to invest in Data or AI first, which use cases have real ROI, and how to avoid tech spending without business value.

Audience 02

CIO & CTO

Facing legacy EDW migrations, Lakehouse architectural decisions, Build vs. Buy trade-offs, and platform consolidation.

Audience 03

CDO & Head of Data

Resolving data governance roadblocks, data ownership deficits, semantic layers, and operational data product models.

Audience 04

Growing / Mid-Size Companies

Rapidly accumulating data and desiring AI, but not yet needing or budgeting for a full-time $500k/year executive organization.

Flexible Engagement Frameworks

Tailored to Your Operating Model

Most Popular2 - 3 Days / Week

Fractional CDO Retainer

Embedded executive leadership driving cross-functional data & AI transformation, steering committee governance, and C-suite alignment.

Executive steering committee leadership
Direct sparring line to CEO, CIO, and Board
Quarterly OKRs, use-case prioritization & ROI attribution
Vendor contract & cloud procurement negotiation
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Turnaround & M&AFull-Time (3 - 6 Months)

Interim CDO Leadership

Dedicated leadership during executive transitions, M&A integrations, or critical turnaround situations while searching for permanent hires.

Departmental accountability & roadmap stability
Talent retention, team reorganization & hiring
Onboarding & transition to permanent CDO successor
Risk mitigation & architecture stabilization
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Executive SparringMonthly Sessions + On-Call

Advisory Council & Board Sparring

High-level strategic sounding board for sitting CIOs, CDOs, or CEOs needing second opinions on multi-million dollar investments.

Architecture & platform trade-off validation
Independent vendor & RFP contract audits
AI ethics, governance & compliance reviews
Confidential executive sparring partner
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Schedule a Confidential vCDO Discovery Session

Discuss your organization’s immediate data hurdles, AI opportunities, and leadership requirements directly with Tri Truong under mutual NDA.

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